India and the OECD: Growing cooperation in support of a stronger, cleaner and fairer world economy

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03-Dec-2009

Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General

At the OECD-India Symposium, M. Gurría explained that the recovery in India should continue to gain momentum and growth exceed 6% in the current fiscal year. In 2010, growth should rise above 7%, which is amongst the fastest projected growth rates globally.

Secretary-General speech for the launch of the Economic Outlook n°86

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19-Nov-2009

Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General

The recovery that started in some regions earlier in the year has now spread to the OECD area at large, according to the OECD Secretary General. GDP growth is projected to rise to almost 2 per cent in 2010. However,the recovery is expected to remain sluggish for some time to come.

Supporting Japan policy objectives: the OECD Contribution

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18-Nov-2009

Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General

Japan is one of the countries hardest-hit by the crisis. We now see signs of a recovery in Japan, thanks to large-scale fiscal stimulus and accommodative measures by the Bank of Japan. But the great challenge today is to move from a policy-based recovery to self-sustained growth.

Launch of Economic Survey of Ireland

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04-Nov-2009

Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General

Following the severe contraction of the Irish economy, Gurría indicated that stabilising the financial system, tackling unemployment, and raising competitiveness will be the main economic challenges for Ireland.

Launch of the OECD 2009 Economic Survey of Brazil

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14-Jul-2009

Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General

In Brazil to launch the 2009 Economic Survey of Brazil, Angel Gurría talks about the main findings of the study and resulting policy recommendations.

Launch of the 2009 OECD Economic Survey of Austria

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02-Jul-2009

Speech delivered by Andrew Dean, Director of Country Studies in the OECD Economics Department at the news conference held on 2 July 2009 at Bundeskanzleramt (Kongresssaal) in Vienna.to launch the 2009 ...

Launching the 2009 OECD Economic Outlook

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24-Jun-2009

Launching the latest OECD Economic Outlook which covers over 80% of the world economy, Angel Gurría provided an overview of the latest figures and the forces that will be driving economic prospects over ...

Paris Conference for Long-Term Value and Economic Stability

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22-Jun-2009

Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General

In his introductory remarks at the Paris Conference for Long-Term Value & Economic Stability, Angel Gurría talks about the importance of long-term investments and their capacity to help to bring back ...

People First: Tackling together the human dimension of the crisis

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30-Mar-2009

Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General

"Governments need to take quick and decisive action to avoid the financial crisis becoming a fully-blown social crisis with scarring effects on vulnerable workers and low income households," OECD Secretary-General ...

Going for Growth 2009 - the economic crisis facing OECD countries should not be allowed to slow down structural reforms

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03-Mar-2009

Today’s report is designed to help OECD countries pursue reforms that will raise their long-term living standards. This year’s Going for Growth is special in that it comes at a time when OECD countries are faced with the most severe financial and economic crises in a lifetime.